Lovin' The Animal Prints : Suggestions Needed

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Hey all! I found this site about 2 days ago and literally have been too busy to post my original question! Sooo much good reading material here...who's watching my kids ?? LOL!!

Anyhow, as a treat to myself for reaching my weight goal, I decided its high time I bought myself a purse I love, and I am adoring the animal prints out there this spring. I however, prefer a purse to a shirt (erm, I'm just not so skinny as to wear all zebra, ) so I want a gorgeous new purse. I am a very basic black girl, so I want my purse to be a literally scene stealer!

To consider: I'm in Canada, so it will have to be ordered or bought at the Holt, or anywhere in Toronto for more metro shopping.

Price Range: Let's go with under $1000 please.Its my first dip into the designer waters and I don't want hubby to pass out. Not the first time.

I LOVE the D&B giraffe line, and have yet to see it on anyone, that's a big thing with me. Forget the logos, all the teens have a fake LV or the like, I swear to god.

Also saw the Micheal Kors Joplin Giraffe, not sure if I can find it here tho.

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I have the D&B giraffe sac and love it; it gets loads of compliments. They make a dozen styles of bag in that leather. The leather is gorgeous, but a bit heavy.

I saw the MK Joplin giraffe at Nordstrom last week and noticed that the spots were solid, not graduated tone like the D&B. It is lightweight, though, because it is fabric. I have the Joplin in beige/brown zebra from last summer. I also have a B&W nylon MK zebra.

I also like the D&B colored zebras like MJDaisy is getting, another lightweight alternative to leather.

I am still kicking myself for passing on a Rafe haircalf zebra at the pre-sale last July. Yes, July. I never saw it again after the pre-sale.

Yeah, I think I like animal prints. Not so much cheetah/leopard, though.

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I just realized why that Furla bag looked so familiar. I have a wider version of that in green that I use as a briefcase. One thing I can say is that the leather wears like iron (don't know about the pony hair).

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I just realized why that Furla bag looked so familiar. I have a wider version of that in green that I use as a briefcase. One thing I can say is that the leather wears like iron (don't know about the pony hair).

I want it.

The Dooney Bourke animal print line is popular however I would caution you to go see it in person before you actually decide on anything they make. I was really impressed when I saw the giraffe and zebra totes and was about to bite the line and buy one and then I saw it at the store and it felt very plasticy and cheap. Its not made out of ponyhair or leather but rather actual plastic. I didn't think it felt very nice and it seemed very stiff.

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Luna, did you get your Farrah from Costco? It was a steal, as I recall.

To claify, D&B makes two lines of animal bags. The giraffe and the B&W zebras are leather. The twisted handle color zebra bags are PVC coated cotton, as the Nordstrom listing attests, and that's why they are much less expensive. Personally, I did not find them horrible at all.